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| birth_place = Tashkent, Uzbek SSR, USSR| death_date = | death_place = | party = United Russia| nationality = Soviet/Russian| other_names = CEO of OJSC Aeroflotbloomberg.com Aeroflot Improves Grooming, Cuisine to Shed Soviet-Era Image}}| occupation = Order of Honour (Russian Federation)>Jubilee Medal "300 Years of the Russian Navy"Medal "In Commemoration of the 300th Anniversary of Saint Petersburg">Medal "In Commemoration of the 1000th Anniversary of Kazan"}}Виталий Савельев}}| native_name_lang = ru}}Vitaly Gennadyevich Savelyev (; born 18 January 1954) is a Russian businessman and politician serving as the Minister of Transport since 10 November 2020.WEB,weblink Russian transportation minister says sanctions have "practically broken all" logistics corridors for trade, 22 May 2022, cnn.com, November 11, 2022, Previously, he served as the chairman and CEO of Aeroflot, Russia's largest airline, from 2009 to 2020.WEB,weblink Aeroflot Today — Structure of Company — Board, Aeroflot, December 31, 2014,

Biography

Vitaly Savelyev was born on January 18, 1954, in Tashkent.Савельев, Виталий In 1977, he graduated from the Leningrad Polytechnic Institute (Mechanical Engineering), and earned a PhD in economics in 1986 from the Leningrad Engineering and Economics Institute.WEB,weblink Vitaly Savelyev, Bloomberg, December 31, 2014, From 1977 to 1984, Vitaly Savelyev worked at the USSR Ministry of Energy (Sayano-Shushenskaya Dam). He became Deputy Director of the All-Union SevZapMetallurgMontazh Trust in 1984, and Deputy Director of the GlavLeningradEngStroy Chief Directorate in 1987. In 1989, he was named President of Russian-American DialogInvest JV, Chairman of the Executive Board of Rossiya Bank in 1993, and Chairman of the Executive Board of Menatep in 1995. In 2001–2002, he was Deputy Chairman of the Executive Board of OJSC Gazprom,

• 2001 − present — Member of the Council of the Association of Russian Banks
• 2002 − 2004 — Gros United Company, Vice-President
• 2004 − 2007 — Ministry of Economic Development and Trade, Deputy Minister
• 2007 − 2009 — AFK Sistema, First Vice-President
• 2009 − present — OJSC Aeroflot – Russian Airlines, Director GeneralNEWS,weblink New CEO at Aeroflot, BuyingBusinessTravel.com, December 31, 2014,
• 2020 − present - Minister of TransportWEB,weblink Russian transportation minister says sanctions have "practically broken all" logistics corridors for trade, 22 May 2022, cnn.com, November 11, 2022,

Vitaly Savelyev served as chairman of the boards at All-Russia Exhibition Centre, OJSC Russian Development Bank, MTS, Komstar, OJSC SMM, CJSC SkyLink, and Shiam Telelink.In 2010, Russian president Vladimir Putin tasked Vitaly Savelyev to transform Aeroflot in Russia's first full-fledged airline group. Many regional carriers were merged with Aeroflot. In 2013, he made Aeroflot the main sponsor of the UK soccer team Manchester United.WEB,weblink Manchester United renew with Aeroflot - SportsPro Media, www.sportspromedia.com, 10 April 2017, 2019-08-05, He introduced Aeroflot's new low-cost airline Pobeda in 2014 and actively contributed to bend Russia's aviation code to favor the development of airline activities. In June 2017, he announced that 40% of Aeroflot's fleet would be composed of domestic aircraft (including Irkut aircraft).NEWS,weblink Aeroflot says new Russian jet 'serious' competitor to Boeing, Airbus, 2017-06-02, Reuters, 2019-08-05, en, Between 2009 and 2017, the number of passengers carried by Aeroflot grew from 8.9 million to 50.1 million. In August 2018, he was reelected CEO of Aeroflot.PRESS RELEASE,weblink Vitaly Saveliev Re-elected as CEO of Aeroflot, Aeroflot, www.prnewswire.com, en, 2019-08-05, In 2018, the US added Vitaly Saveley in its "Kremlin List", not a sanction, rather a way to identify Russia's top economic agents.WEB,weblink US Sanctions Throw Lifeline to Russian Domestic Plane Manufacturers, 2018-03-23, Jamestown, en-US, 2019-08-05, In May 2022 the United States Department of the Treasury placed sanctions on him pursuant to {{Executive Order|14024}} as a member of the Government of Russia.WEB, U.S. Treasury Severs More Networks Providing Support for Putin and Russia's Elites,weblink 2022-06-02, U.S. Department of the Treasury, en,

Sanctions

Sanctioned by the UK government in 2022 in relation to Russo-Ukrainian War. WEB, CONSOLIDATED LIST OF FINANCIAL SANCTIONS TARGETS IN THE UK,weblink 16 April 2023,

Minister of Transport

(File:Vitaly Savelyev (2020-11-10) 02.jpg|thumb|250px|Savelyev at his confirmation hearing on November 10, 2020)On 9 November 2020, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin nominated Savelyev for the Minister of Transport after the resignation of Yevgeny Dietrich.Оперативное совещание с вице-премьерами On 10 November, Savelyev's candidacy was approved by the State Duma and on the same day, President Vladimir Putin signed a decree appointing Savelyev to the post of Minister.Госдума утвердила кандидатуры новых членов правительства. Список

Personal life

Savelyev was a boxer and achieved the rank of Candidate for Master of Sport of the USSR. He is married and has two sons and one daughter.

Honours and awards

• Order of Honour (Russian Federation)
• Medal "In Commemoration of the 300th Anniversary of Saint Petersburg"
• Medal "In Commemoration of the 1000th Anniversary of Kazan"
• “Leader of the Year” category winner at “Person of the Year 2011” award according to RosBusinessConsulting (RBC), Russia’s leading Internet holding company (2012).RosBusinessConsulting

References and notes

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